# Child Support

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/9564>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [January 19, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/9564 "2010-01-19T21:13:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Pshayman05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71e660/32.png) [@Pshayman05](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Pshayman05)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/9564/1 "2010-01-19T21:13:53Z")

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Is child support based on your current income or on your previous W-2? I worked the whole of last year but the company I work for is in the process of going out of business, so shortly I will be unemployed. Which would the support amount be based on?

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/child-support/9564/2 "2010-01-20T15:51:55Z")

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Child support is based on current incomes, though old tax documents can be used to verify income. In your case your tax returns can be used to show the amount of income you are capable of earning.